Nick and Sara headed back to the lab after they changed the flat tire.
Neither of them could really believe what had transpired between them in
the Tahoe while they waited for the rain to stop falling so they could
change the flat tire. They stole glances at each other as Nick drove.
Both of them had bemused grins on their faces.
Sara caught Nick glancing at her. "You know, if you wanted to kiss me,
Stokes, you could have just asked me out instead of getting a flat tire.
It's the oldest cliché in the book."
Nick chuckled. "That was one hell of a kiss, Sidle."
Sara just grinned at him. "That's one hell of an understatement, Nick."
Nick laughed and grinned back at her. "Oh, so you liked it then?"
Sara raised an eyebrow at him. "Don't let it go to your head."
Nick just continued smiling. "How could it not go to my head? I mean, I got to kiss Sara Sidle. Greg's gonna be jealous."
Sara's face turned red and she looked over at Nick, trying to stifle her smile. "Oh, so you plan on broadcasting this to Greg, huh?"
Nick chuckled. "What, you don't want anyone to know?"
"I was thinking that maybe we could just keep this between us for a while. I'm still trying to get used to the idea that you are actually attracted to me." She chuckled nervously.
Nick's expression became a bit more serious. "You know that I really like you, don't you?"
Sara didn't say anything.
"I am, you know. I've wanted to kiss you since I met you, but I'm glad I didn't get the opportunity until tonight." Nick continued.
Sara looked over at him a bit perplexed.
Nick grinned. "You are a good friend. I've gotten to know who you are. I like you as a person. And I am seriously attracted to you. I don't take kissing a friend like you lightly, Sara."
"Well, I be sure to inform Warrick then." Sara quipped at him.
Nick chuckled. "It's a good thing I'm secure in my manhood. But for the record, you're much better looking than he is."
Sara laughed. "Nick, this is just really weird. I mean, don't take this the wrong way. I am seriously attracted to you. This is just a shift I didn't expect and I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to act."
Nick reached over and took Sara's hand and gave it a squeeze before letting it go. "Just be yourself, Sara. I like you. I just want to spend some time with you, and I wouldn't mind kissing you again either."
Sara chuckled. "Ok, but do you think we can keep this to ourselves for a while? This is going to take a little getting used to."
Nick nodded. "Yeah, I understand." He grinned at her. "So, when can I take you on a date?"
Sara giggled. "You don't waste any time, do you, Nick?"
Nick chuckled. "Not if I can help it. Wanna go out for breakfast?"
Sara looked over at him and tried to suppress her smile. "Don't you think Warrick is going to wonder why he's not invited?"
Nick grinned. "Ok, you make a valid point. You could come over to my house and let me make you breakfast."
Sara raised an eyebrow at him. "Uh, I'm not sure that would be such a good idea."
Nick waggled his eyebrows at her. "Afraid to be alone with me?"
Sara chuckled. "I just have a feeling you'd be more interested in something other than food."
Nick feigned a hurt expression. "That hurts, Sidle. I won't take advantage of you without your permission."
She raised an eyebrow. "Why don't you take me out to dinner and a movie the next time we're both off the same night."
Nick furrowed his brow. "I don't think I can wait that long."
Sara laughed. "Nick, you obviously don't pay attention to details very well. We're both off tomorrow night."
Nick grinned and chuckled. "Ok, will you go out with me tomorrow night then?"
Sara giggled and rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I will. Just don't broadcast it to the whole lab. If we end up thinking this is a horrible idea, I'd really rather not have everyone know about it. Let's just see how things go."
Nick grinned. "It won't be a horrible idea. We'll have a good time. You'll see."
Sara just sat there with a grin on her face shaking her head. This was going to take a little getting used to. Nick Stokes wanted to go out with her.
Nick chuckled. "That was one hell of a kiss, Sidle."
Sara just grinned at him. "That's one hell of an understatement, Nick."
Nick laughed and grinned back at her. "Oh, so you liked it then?"
Sara raised an eyebrow at him. "Don't let it go to your head."
Nick just continued smiling. "How could it not go to my head? I mean, I got to kiss Sara Sidle. Greg's gonna be jealous."
Sara's face turned red and she looked over at Nick, trying to stifle her smile. "Oh, so you plan on broadcasting this to Greg, huh?"
Nick chuckled. "What, you don't want anyone to know?"
"I was thinking that maybe we could just keep this between us for a while. I'm still trying to get used to the idea that you are actually attracted to me." She chuckled nervously.
Nick's expression became a bit more serious. "You know that I really like you, don't you?"
Sara didn't say anything.
"I am, you know. I've wanted to kiss you since I met you, but I'm glad I didn't get the opportunity until tonight." Nick continued.
Sara looked over at him a bit perplexed.
Nick grinned. "You are a good friend. I've gotten to know who you are. I like you as a person. And I am seriously attracted to you. I don't take kissing a friend like you lightly, Sara."
"Well, I be sure to inform Warrick then." Sara quipped at him.
Nick chuckled. "It's a good thing I'm secure in my manhood. But for the record, you're much better looking than he is."
Sara laughed. "Nick, this is just really weird. I mean, don't take this the wrong way. I am seriously attracted to you. This is just a shift I didn't expect and I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to act."
Nick reached over and took Sara's hand and gave it a squeeze before letting it go. "Just be yourself, Sara. I like you. I just want to spend some time with you, and I wouldn't mind kissing you again either."
Sara chuckled. "Ok, but do you think we can keep this to ourselves for a while? This is going to take a little getting used to."
Nick nodded. "Yeah, I understand." He grinned at her. "So, when can I take you on a date?"
Sara giggled. "You don't waste any time, do you, Nick?"
Nick chuckled. "Not if I can help it. Wanna go out for breakfast?"
Sara looked over at him and tried to suppress her smile. "Don't you think Warrick is going to wonder why he's not invited?"
Nick grinned. "Ok, you make a valid point. You could come over to my house and let me make you breakfast."
Sara raised an eyebrow at him. "Uh, I'm not sure that would be such a good idea."
Nick waggled his eyebrows at her. "Afraid to be alone with me?"
Sara chuckled. "I just have a feeling you'd be more interested in something other than food."
Nick feigned a hurt expression. "That hurts, Sidle. I won't take advantage of you without your permission."
She raised an eyebrow. "Why don't you take me out to dinner and a movie the next time we're both off the same night."
Nick furrowed his brow. "I don't think I can wait that long."
Sara laughed. "Nick, you obviously don't pay attention to details very well. We're both off tomorrow night."
Nick grinned and chuckled. "Ok, will you go out with me tomorrow night then?"
Sara giggled and rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I will. Just don't broadcast it to the whole lab. If we end up thinking this is a horrible idea, I'd really rather not have everyone know about it. Let's just see how things go."
Nick grinned. "It won't be a horrible idea. We'll have a good time. You'll see."
Sara just sat there with a grin on her face shaking her head. This was going to take a little getting used to. Nick Stokes wanted to go out with her.